Claudia Jones, founder of the West Indian Gazette, addressing a rally at
Trafalgar Square, January 1962. Copyright Museum of London/Henry Grant Collection.
Resistance and Achievement: the story of African and Caribbean people in Britain
Course at the Museum in Docklands <http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/> in partnership with Middlesex University
In 2007, the bicentenary year of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire this course explores the story of the presence of people of African and Caribbean origin in Britain since the Roman occupation. Presented by Hakim Adi and located in a former sugar warehouse in West India Quay the course provides students with a ten week introduction to the main historical themes, personalities, sources and unintended monuments to this largely untold story.
10 weekly sessions of 1 hour and 30 mins.
Advanced booking required. Fee: £140/£70 concessions
Weekly commencing Wednesday 21 February 2007: 6.30pm
To book: Museum box office tel: 0870 444 3850 Monday to Friday 9.15am to 6pm
Museum entrance is two minutes walk from DLR station West India Quay or 10 minutes walk from underground station at Canary Wharf. There is an NCP car park behind the Museum on Hertsmere Road.
Bus routes D3, D7, D8, 277, N50, D6, 15, 115,
Museum in Docklands
West India Quay
Canary Wharf
London E14 4AL
for further information contact tutor Hakim Adi : [log in to unmask]
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